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New research suggests that hidden vegetation in NYC seems to absorb a lion's share of its carbon emissions via photosynthesis.

Renewable Energy

NYC’s Greenery Eats Up All the CO2 From Its Cars, Trucks and Buses “And Then Some”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists at UC Riverside and the University of Delaware say they convinced food-bearing plants to grow in total darkness with acetate.

Science & Energy

Scientists Invent Way to Grow Plants in Complete Darkness

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Scientists injected photosynthetic algae into a tadpole that supplied the animal's brain with so much oxygen it could live without breathing.

Scientists Create Creature That Doesn’t Need to Breathe

By Dan Robitzski

British startup Arborea will test the ability of its "BioSolar Leaf" technology to pull pollution from the air through a newly announced pilot project.

“BioSolar Leaf” Tech Will Pull Pollution from London Air

By Kristin Houser

Scientists have undertaken a project to unlock Bioinspired Light-Escalated Chemistry (BioLEC), a new type of science that could help replace fossil fuels.

Sugar, Light, And A New Type of Chemistry — What It May Take To Wean Us Off Fossil Fuels

By Dan Robitzski

Solar panels printed with inkjet printers could power small devices.

Living Ink Solar Panels Could Power Small Devices

By Lou Del Bello

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New “Breakthrough Work” Finally Lets Us Trigger Artificial Photosynthesis

By Kristin Houser

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This Nanoseconds-Long Movie Could Hold the Key to Free, Unlimited Energy

By June Javelosa

Engineering Nature: How Improved Photosynthesis Could Feed the World

Science & Energy

Engineering Nature: How Improved Photosynthesis Could Feed the World

By Eleazer Corpuz

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Renewable Energy

Synthetic Photosynthesis? New Tech Recycles Carbon Dioxide Faster Than Plants

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Science & Energy

Feeding the World: Genetically Modified Superwheat is Transforming Our Future

By Jess Vilvestre

An Amoeba Engulfed a Bacterium to Become Photosynthetic

An Amoeba Engulfed a Bacterium to Become Photosynthetic

By Jelor Gallego

New “Bionic Leaf” Is More Efficient Than Photosynthesis

New “Bionic Leaf” Is More Efficient Than Photosynthesis

By Charmaine Caparas

Living Machines: These “E-Plants” Grow Wires Inside Themselves

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Living Machines: These “E-Plants” Grow Wires Inside Themselves

By Miguel Santos